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We all (and by ‘we’ I mean those of us who define ourselves as Christians) want our friends to know the love of God for themselves, right? I trust we’re not so fragmented a body that we can’t all agree on that one.

Yet if that’s what we want, how much of our time do we actually invest in helping that to happen? Perhaps the answer to that is actually ‘a lot’. Perhaps you spend a lot of your time performing practical acts of love for others which reflect God’s love for them. And if so, great.

This week’s challenge isn’t about that though. This week we’re not thinking about what we can do, but how we can pray for those same friends. This week, we’re going to be disciplined to pray regularly for those friends:

35: Write down the names of three friends, and begin praying for each of them to know and experience the love of God.

For some of us, that’s a lot harder than performing practical acts (for others of us it’s a lot easier). Still, the parable of the persistent widow demonstrates that God is persuaded to act when we petition him in prayer. So this week, let’s show some persistence for those who we long to see in relationship with God. Let’s not just talk, think or tweet about praying for our friends – let’s actually do it.

We’d love some guest blogs this week on the subject of praying for friends to know and experience the love of God; if you’d like to write one, please read our writing guidelines, then drop us an email.